Evidence of meeting #23 for Finance in the 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was may.
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Conservative
James Cumming Conservative Edmonton Centre, AB
It's not just Alberta. I would argue it's much broader than that.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
That's another panel, and it is an urgent matter.
James, I think that's a good steering panel discussion, because I would agree with you. At some point before very long, we need to bring in the energy sector from right across the country.
What do we do in the second panel next week? Do we want to go with arts, culture and sports?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
Okay, that will do next week, and then could we can have suggestions by first thing tomorrow morning? Get your list of requests to the clerk, and I'd ask each member to set out their priorities for that second panel on Tuesday. The first panel is manufacturing and construction. We already have those witnesses named.
The first panel on Thursday will be fisheries and fish harvesters. Fish harvesters and fish processors are what I'm looking for. The second panel is arts, culture and sports. We'll line up a meeting for sometime on Monday for the steering committee, and we'll have on that agenda all the other issues, the finance points that Pierre raised, the energy issue that James raised, and the ones that are left on this panel.
Marty, go ahead.
Conservative
Marty Morantz Conservative Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, MB
Just as a point of clarification, Mr. Chair, I would actually like to see us hearing from more witnesses in our core mandate earlier rather than later, as Pierre suggested. If it is to be the arts, culture and sports panel next Thursday afternoon, it was suggested that we could have some of the charitable sector as well. I'm wondering if that's still possible.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
It is possible. Rank your witnesses in order of priority in that regard and we'll have them on.
Conservative
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Wayne Easter
With that, Mr. Clerk, if you could try to line up a steering committee meeting on Monday, it would be a lot easier than doing it this way.
With that, don't forget to submit your list of witnesses first thing tomorrow, and then Sunday night the witnesses for the two panels for Thursday.
With that, we will see you all tomorrow for another four-hour meeting.
Thank you, all. The meeting is adjourned.
